Recent progress on nanostructured carbon-based counter/back electrodes for high-performance dye-sensitized and perovskite solar cells

M Aftabuzzaman, C Lu, HK Kim - Nanoscale, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) and perovskite solar cells (PSCs) favor minimal
environmental impact and low processing costs, factors that have prompted intensive …

Recent progress in quantum dot-sensitized solar cells employing metal chalcogenides

D Wang, F Yin, Z Du, D Han, J Tang - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
As one of the most promising third-generation photovoltaics devices, quantum dot-sensitized
solar cells (QDSCs) have attracted increasing attention due to their easy fabrication, low …

Bi2S3 nanoparticles densely grown on electrospun-carbon-nanofibers as low-cost counter electrode for liquid-state solar cells

X Zhao, D Wang, Z Li, J Meng, Y Ran, Y Zhang… - Materials Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) counter electrode (CE) is needed to have both good
electrical conductivity and high catalytic activity, and composite materials are better meet …

Recent Progress on Pyrite FeS2 Nanomaterials for Energy and Environment Applications: Synthesis, Properties and Future Prospects

G Kaur, M Kaur, A Thakur, A Kumar - Journal of Cluster Science, 2020 - Springer
Solar energy is the extreme realistic solution to regularly growing energy crisis. Several
solar energy conversion systems have been in harnessing into useful form of energy. The …

Graphene wrapped NiSe2 nanocomposite-based counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)

C Tamilselvi, P Duraisamy, N Subathra - Diamond and Related Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Strengthening electrical conductivity of metal combine with carbon based content is benefit
for improving activity of photovoltaic system. Herein, we designed a NiSe 2/graphene hybrid …

Striking dual functionality of iron pyrite-graphene oxide nanocomposites in water treating and water splitting reactions

R Changotra, A Dhir - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, we report a simple one-pot solvothermal route of FeS 2 (pyrite)/GO (graphene
oxide) nanocomposites that exhibit outstanding physicochemical properties as efficient …

Fabrication of dye-sensitized solar cells using graphene sandwiched 3D-ZnO nanostructures based photoanode and Pt-free pyrite counter electrode

B Kilic, S Turkdogan - Materials Letters, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D)-ZnO and FeS 2 materials were synthesized on top of a
graphene layer using a facile and cost effective hydrothermal growth method. Graphene/3D …

Preparation of carbon nanofibers supported MoO2 composites electrode materials for application in dye-sensitized solar cells

L Li, H Sui, K Zhao, W Zhang, X Li, S Liu, K Yang… - Electrochimica …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, a counter electrode (CE) made from a composite of electrospun carbon
nanofibers (CNs) and MoO 2 nanoparticles has been discussed for the first time as an …

Synthesis of carbonized-cellulose nanowhisker/FeS2@ reduced graphene oxide composite for highly efficient counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells

M Zhou, J He, L Wang, S Zhao, Q Wang, S Cui, X Qin… - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Iron pyrite (FeS 2) is one of the most promising materials for solar energy technology owing
to its abundance and optical properties. In this work, a carbonized-cellulose …

Towards the plasmonic effect of Zn nanoparticles on TiO2 monolayer photoanode for dye sensitized solar cell applications

MS Ahmad, AK Pandey, N Abd Rahim - Materials Letters, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, TiO 2 photoanode has been modified by incorporating Zinc (Zn) nanoparticles
to improve the incident photon conversion efficiency (IPCE) of dye sensitized solar cells …